1976Final results
1976 election for Wisconsin Senate District 2
Wisconsin State Senate · Wisconsin
Thomas E. Petri (R) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Kenneth B. Bowman (D) by 14.3 points.
Thomas E. PetriRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.1%34,794
Kenneth B. BowmanDemocrat
42.9%26,112
60,908 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET